Nakama Podcast

This week, the gang is joined by teacher Melissa, and Social worker Miguel to discuss the fantasy "Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero King to Extraordinary Squire", the action "High Card", and the rom-com slice-of-life "Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible!" Join the Nakama Community on Patreon! Vote on the Nakama Podcast Anime Awards! Join the Nakama Discord community! (0:00) Introducing Melissa and...

Renowned tattoo artist X from Sacred8Studios is back with us as a guest to discuss the new Netflix anthology" Maniac: Tales of the Macabre" based on legendary mangaka Junji Ito's work, the comedy isekai "Handyman Saitō in Another World," and the HBO adaptation of the award-winning zombie game "The Last of Us." Join the Nakama community on Patreon! Check out X's work here and visit Sacred8Studios o...

This week, our trio of hosts review the action-comedy Buddy Daddies, the isekai Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill!, and the adaptation of the popular game Nier: Automata! But first: Sal shares some stories from his trip to Mexico!" Join the Nakama Community on Patreon! and visit us on our website!

Cruz is all alone this week, but he's here to update you on the podcast plan for the upcoming year, as well as review the ecchi romance Love Flops, the action thriller Akiba Maid War, and the prequel to the long-running series Lupin Zero! Join the Nakama community on Patreon! Check out the Nakama Podcast on YouTube! (0:00) Intro! (0:31) Plans for the upcoming year! (1:57) Wants for the new year (9...

It's a brand new year, and we're back with the always informative Ederlyn Peralta, writer for Comic Book Resources! This week, she picked out a flight of romance-related shows, starting with the light novel adaptation "Bibliophile Princess", the historical fantasy "Raven of the Inner Palace", and finishing out with the romantic comedy "Romantic Killer"! Lyn also gives us a peek into how she writes...

This week it's just Cruz and Sal, but we're having a ton of fun with it anyway, and Cruz declares that "Bocchi the Rock" is a "perfect anime"! Join the Nakama community on Patreon! (0:00) Intro! (8:04) GDT's "The Hollow Ones" REVIEW (18:06) NIKKE: Goddess of Victory REVIEW (34:52) Beast Tamer REVIEW (42:47) I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss REVIEW (50:48) Bocchi the Rock! REVIEW Che...

Today's a quick little impromptu recording for the Christmas season! Sal and Cruz share some holiday stories and talk about what Christmas is really all about! Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! Join the Nakama community on Patreon! Visit the Nakama Podcast on our website!

This week, we're all back in the studio and we've got some great guests on the program! Priyen and Adri are here to help us with reviews of "The Eminence in Shadow", "Management of a Novice Alchemist", and "I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills"! But first, we interview Adri about her work as an English teacher, and Priyen gives us some insight into the world of copyr...

On this week's episode, we cover three new animes for the fall season, and Sal gets a little help from Moc and Natasha, his siblings. (0:00) Sal's family therapy (35:00) Do-It-Yourself REVIEW (54:32) Play It Cool, Guys REVIEW (01:00:00) The Little Lies We All Tell REVIEW Check out the Nakama Podcast on our website!

Sal is rolling solo this week, but don't fret, because he's joined by cosplayer Kylie Copeland to talk all about cosplay culture, the process of making your own costume, and how to plan appropriately. Then the two give their reviews for the sports/action anime "BLUELOCK," the romantic comedy "More Than A Married Couple, But Not Lovers", and the isekai fantasy "Reincarnated as a Sword!" Join the Na...

On this week's MEGA episode, returning guest Houston joins us as we look back on a full season of Call of the Night, as well as dredge up his old arch-nemesis: Guillermo Del Toro when we look at his new Netflix anthology, Cabinet of Curiosities. We also review the latest in the Mobile Suit Gundam series: The Witch From Mercury, and Cruz finally gets his dose of nostalgia with the reboot of Urusei...

We're kicking off Fall Season with two of the most anticipated animes: the violent grindhouse action "Chainsaw Man", and the sequel to the supernatural action series "Bleach"! Along with those, we cover the whacky edu-tainment series "The Human Crazy University", and we do all of this with this week's guest: Dom! Join the Nakama community on Patreon for uncut episodes and bonus content! (0:00) Int...

This week we're joined by an incredible guest: X from Sacred 8 Studios! This week, we review "My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World!", "When Will Ayumu Make His Move?", and "Cyberpunk Edgerunners"! And we cap the episode off with a discussion about the philosophy of Cyberpunk! Join the Nakama community on Patreon! Check out X's work on Instagr...

It's two years of the Nakama Podcast, and to celebrate, we thought we'd take a look at the year behind us, give our predictions about the year ahead, and then react to the first episode we ever released! Take a look at the video on our Youtube channel! and join the community on Patreon for exclusive content! (0:00) Celebrating two years! (5:09) Our favorite parts of the past year (10:04) It's been...

Cruz is here with us in spirit (and by proxy of Brittany) as we're joined by educator, bass player, and goth enthusiast Alex Stampher to talk all about the goth subculture, music, and festivals, as well as cover the first three episodes of the heavy-metal dark fantasy Bastard!, the comedy isekai Uncle from Another World, and the romatic (?) comedy The Maid I Hired Recently is Mysterious! Thank you...

Cruz and Sal are joined this week by artist EveeningArt to discuss what it's like to be a digital artist, as well as review the Kamen Rider W follow-up "Fuuto PI", the fantasy isekai "Parallel World Pharmacy", and the three-episode miniseries "Girl from the Otherside" Check out

Cruz and Sal are back from their first convention as press, and they're here to talk all about it! Peralta is back from her Backstreet Boys concert too! The gang is all here! We also include reviews of Harem in the Labyrinth in Another World, RWBY: Ice Queendom, and Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer! Read our Crunchyroll coverage on the

On today's episode, we cover the sci-fi action "Engage Kiss", the romantic comedy "My Stepmom's Daughter is my Ex", and the sports anime "Shoot! Goal to the Future!" with teacher Mario Delgado! The Nakama Podcast on Patreon! (0:00) Intro! (3:12) Getting to know Delgado (40:55) Shoot! Goal to the Future REVIEW (53:09) Engage Kiss REVIEW (1:09:20) My Stepmom's Daughter is My Ex REVIEW (1:36:30) Outr...

Cruz and Sal are back this week with some INCREDIBLE NEWS: You can catch the two of them at Crunchyroll Expo 2022, where they'll be covering the convention officially as press! Expect a cavalcade of news and updates starting Thursday, August 4th through Sunday, August 7th, as well as additional post-con coverage in the following weeks! After we talk Crunchyroll, we drop reviews for "Call of the Ni...

AJ, drummer for Inhuman Slaughter, returns as a guest this week for an off-season episode where we talk about what we've kept up with and what we've dropped, and what we're looking forward to next season. But first, we play a fun game of "She's a Ten, but..." The Nakama Podcast is supported by the community on Patreon! Join today and you get access to longer episodes released earlier than they are...

Our hosts are back this week (sans Peralta) with returning guest Jen and first-time guest Sabrina to talk about life, anime, Sal's continuing fatshaming trauma, as well as give their impressions of "Dance Dance Danseur", "Birdie Wing", and "Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness"! Join the community on Discord and Patreon! (0:00) Fatshaming and bullying (2:57) Introducing Sabrina! (14:54) Catching up with...

The Nakama Podcast is now on Patreon! Joining us this week is returning guest Lyn Peralta, writer for CBR as well as her own blog, LynLynSays! She's here this week to talk Heroines Run the Show , Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost , and RPG Real Estate , as well as recap her Fanime speed-dating experience, discuss our Summer Season watch list, field questions about relationships, and more! An...

We're without Cruz once again, but the show must go on! Sal and Peralta are joined this week by Sal's (totally real) girlfriend, Brittany! The trio review the Grimoire of Zero sequel "The Dawn of the Witch", the soccer anime "Aoashi", and the romantic comedy "A Couple of Cuckoos" Join the Nakama community on Patreon! Check out the new Nakama Podcast website where you can find news, episode archive...

This week, the boys are joined by AJ, drummer for thrash metal band Inhuman Slaughter, and together they review the live-action Halo show, the platonic-comedy "Aharen-San wa Hakarenai", the fantasy "The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody", and the Super Sentai romantic comedy "Love After World Domination!" Check out Inhuman Slaughter here and on June 26th at the Homestead Bowl in Cu...

The gang just spent the Memorial Day weekend at FanimeCon, an anime convention in San Jose, California, and boy do we have a lot to share! Hosting two panels, blowing our budgets, and checking out all the great cosplay, it was a weekend full of fun, and we're here to tell you all about it! This episode, as well as our onsite coverage is brought to you by Rob from MASA! and the Cosplay Cafe! Shouto...